EPO Taps Indian Traditional Knowledge Database 13/02/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, India’s online repository of traditional knowledge prior art, will now be available for the European Patent Office to use in its patent grant procedure. The digital library translates information from several languages, including Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit, and Urdu, into English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish to help prevent misappropriation […]
US Debates Patent Exam Deferrals; Patent Reform Bill Expected This Year 13/02/2009 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is considering a deferred-examination procedure to help reduce the backlog of the more than 770 million patent applications that have not yet been looked at. And the US Congress may be willing to help give the agency the authority to do so in this year’s patent-reform legislation.
Internet Governance Policy In 2009: Transition To New Digital Oversight 12/02/2009 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment This year could be a transitional one for global internet governance policy, as the internet’s technical oversight body may finally lose its ties to the United States, the next generation internet comes into its own, the UN Internet Governance Forum will be reviewed, and the world could see the rapid spread of new internet domains.
Sports Federations Keep Up Defence Against Possible IP Infringers 12/02/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Constant vigilance is needed to protect intellectual property rights in sports from creative efforts by “ambush marketers” and others seeking to take unauthorised advantage of sports events, event organisers say.
Proponents Explore Designs For Prizes To Aid Neglected Disease Research 12/02/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The World Health Organization global strategy on public health, innovation and intellectual property calls for the exploration of alternative mechanisms to incentivise research and development, including the use of prize funds. A diverse group of non-governmental agencies, government and pharmaceutical industry representatives recently looked at prize funds in detail, to determine different possible approaches and where they might best be applied to medical innovations.
Five Ways To Handle “Brand Identity Crisis” 11/02/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment How to handle the media when a brand identity crisis erupts? The Brand Protection Council (BP Council) counts 5 ways: 1. Get back to basics with the “3 Rs” – Regret, Reassurance and Remedy 2. Have a crisis response plan on reserve 3. Ensure rapid response 4. Control the story 5. Stay up to date […]
Intellectual Property Watch February Edition Now Available 10/02/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Intellectual Property Watch Monthly Edition features top news on international IP policymaking, the latest on who is coming and going in the international IP community, news briefs and more. The February edition is now available for subscribers.
Estalla la preocupación por el sistema de la OMC y el transporte de medicamentos; se reaviva el debate sobre los ADPIC 10/02/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Los Embajadores de Brasil e India ante la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) han acusado a otros miembros de la OMC de no tener fundamentos para bloquear el transporte legal de medicamentos genéricos sobre la base de posibles conflictos de derechos de propiedad intelectual (DPI) en el país de tránsito, y advirtieron que los ejemplos […]
Des inquiétudes surgissent concernant le système de l’OMC et l’acheminement de médicaments ; reprise des discussions relatives à l’Accord sur les ADPIC 09/02/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Les ambassadeurs du Brésil et de l’Inde auprès de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) ont rappelé que l’acheminement de médicaments génériques ne pouvait être bloqué par les autorités douanière du pays de transit en raison d’une atteinte potentielle aux droits de propriété intellectuelle. En agissant ainsi les autorités néerlandaises avaient, selon eux, remis en cause […]
القلق يثور حول نظام منظمة التجارة العالمية وشحنات الأدوية؛ وتنشيط محادثات الاتفاق المتعلق بجوانب حقوق الملكية الفكرية المتصلة بالتجارة (تريبس) 09/02/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment بقلم وليام نيو أفاد سفير كل من البرازيل والهند لدى منظمة التجارة العالمية أنه ليست لدى بقية الأعضاء في المنظمة أسباب شرعية لتجميد الشحن الشرعي للأدوية غير المسجلة على أساس المنازعات المتعلقة بحقوق الملكية الفكرية في بلدان العبور. وقال السفيران إن الحالات الأخيرة المتعلقة بهذا التجميد في هولندا تبعث على الشك بشأن قواعد المنظمة. وشاطرت […]